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J. 0. MEYER.

WINDOW GUARD.

No. 498,916. Patented June 6, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS G. MEYER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW-GUARfi.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,916, dated June 6,1893. Application filed February 23, 1893- Seriul No. 463.339. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JULIUS C. MEYER, of New York city, New York, haveinvented an Improved Window-Guard, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a window guard which is placed between thelower sash and the window frame, and which is so constructed that itwill always fill the opening beneath the sash, no matter to what extentthe latter is opened.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of a windowprovided with my improved guard and showing the lower sash lowered.Fig.2 is an elevation partlyin section of the window, with the lowersash raised. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line an, 90, Fig. 4,and Fig. 4 a cross section on line y y, Fig. 3.

The letter 11, represents a window frame and b, is the lower sashadapted to be raised or lowered within the frame, as usual.

Between the lower edge of the sash b, and the lower rail a, of thewindow frame a, my improved guard is secured. This guard con? sists of apair of rods 0, pivotally secured to the two corners of the sash b, andadapted to be received by tubes 0, which are pivotally secured to thetwo diagonally opposite corners of the rail 0.. It will be seen that byraising and lowering the sash, the rods will be more or less telescopedby their tubes, so that in'this Way the guard will automatically adaptitself to exactly fill the opening beneath he sash. If the sash isentirely closed, the

guard is received by a groove a of rail 0. (Fig. 4).

I prefer to so construct the guard, that it may be detached from thesash if desired. To this effect the rods 0, are not pivoted directly tothe sash b, but to an intervening rail d. This rail is mortised at itsupper edge as at cl, for the reception of locking bolts d secured tosash b.

When the guard is not to be used, the rail 01, is unlocked from sash b,and then the rail (1, together with the folded guard, remains concealedwithin the window rail 0., and is entirely out of action. But when theguard is to be put into operation, the rail d, is locked to the sash b,whereupon the guard will open and close with the sash in the manneralready described.

What I claim isu 1. The combination of a window frame and sash with anintervening guard consisting of a pair of pivoted rods and a pair ofdiagonally placed pivoted tubes which telescope the rods, substantiallyas specified.

2. The combination of a window frame and sash with a rail d, adapted tobe locked to the sash, a pair of rods pivoted to said rail and with apair of diagonally placed pivoted tubes which telescope the rods,substantially as specified.

JULIUS O. MEYER.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, 1 A. J ONGHMANS.

